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A street procession on a busy city road lined with shops, parked cars, motorbikes and pedestrians. At the centre, a decorated float with a white and gold canopy and a garlanded platform carries a figure in white seated near the front, surrounded by marigold garlands. Many red flags are held aloft, alongside orange, yellow and pink umbrellas. Uniformed police officers and men in white kurta-pyjama walk around the float, with crowds of spectators and devotees in saffron and white on both sides. Hanging signs and shop fronts show Hindi and English lettering.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A large street procession moves through a crowded town road under a bright sky. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and orange and yellow umbrellas carries figures in saffron and orange robes, with garlands of marigolds hanging from the frame. Men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a flatbed vehicle with a red chassis follows behind. Red and yellow flags wave above the crowd. Uniformed police line the road, and dense crowds of devotees on both sides raise phones to photograph. Shops, shuttered storefronts, parked motorcycles and multi-storey buildings line the street, and a golden decorated vehicle appears at the far left.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a dense street procession in an Indian town. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a golden-canopied deity murti garlanded with flowers, followed by a crowd beneath many colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, green, blue and purple. Men in saffron and orange clothing and white dhotis carry red flags and play drums, while uniformed police officers line the street. Bunting strung between buildings and a small shrine with a kalasha and red-and-gold canopy appear at the right. Crowds of onlookers fill the roadside and balconies.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A dense outdoor street procession in an Indian town. Many umbrellas in red, yellow, blue, pink and orange are held aloft above the crowd, with red flags carried among them. In the centre, a decorated palanquin or float with gold and orange ornamentation moves along the road. Uniformed police officers line the street, and many devotees in saffron, white and bright saris walk in the crowd. Strings of colourful bunting cross overhead, and a red bus and parked vehicles sit along the roadside. A framed portrait printed on paper is pinned to a tree on the left, showing a bald man in a dark outfit, though this is a printed picture rather than a person present. A red-and-orange kalasha-like finial tops a small structure on the right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Aerial view of a large street procession in a busy Indian town. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a golden canopy and many colourful umbrellas in blue, orange and yellow moves down the road, flanked by red and saffron flags on tall poles. Dense crowds of people in white, pink, orange and blue clothing fill the street, many wearing saffron or orange garments; some carry red flags. Multi-storey buildings with signage, parked white cars, loudspeakers on a truck and a motorcycle line the road. Multiple people are visible on the scene, but the crowd is far too large to count precisely.2016-04-18Aerial view of a dense street procession in an Indian town, with a large crowd moving down the road between shopfronts and parked motorbikes. Many people carry red flags and open umbrellas in yellow, orange, red, blue and green. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk near the front, while others wear white kurtas and dhotis. A decorated vehicle with a golden canopy is visible at the top left, and loudspeakers are mounted on a stand at the right edge. Ceremonial procession with red flags and umbrellas on a city street.2016-04-18A dense street procession in a busy Indian town. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha is carried forward, with a deity murti or ornate figure garlanded in flowers. Many bearers and devotees in orange and white clothing surround it. Above, a white and gold canopy shelters the procession, and numerous umbrellas in blue, yellow, purple and orange are held aloft. Red flags wave throughout the crowd. Onlookers line the roadside, and a gold-decorated vehicle is visible at the upper left. Police in khaki uniforms guide the route, and the scene sits under a crowded street with shops, motorbikes and parked vehicles.2016-04-18